European Care Summit 2026

Why Care Needs Digital Assistants: Turning Time Savings into Better Care

23 September 2026 · Free · Online

For care and social service leaders and professionals across Europe

Join the European Care Summit 2026 to discover the findings of our new European Trend Study and explore how digital assistants can reduce administrative burden, support professionals, and create more time for quality care.

Registration for this event is closed. We will post the recording here shortly.

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PERSONAL INVITATION

Why it’s worth attending

Our CEO, Dieter Weißhaar, personally invites you to the European Care Summit 2026. In just one minute, he gives you a glimpse of the program: from the new European trend study on digital assistants to country- and sector-specific sessions. Find out why it’s worth attending on 23 September.

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Exclusive Launch of the Trend Study Care & Social Affairs 2026

  • More than 3,500 voices from across Europe:
    Insights from care and social services professionals and leaders in seven European countries.
  • The sector’s key challenges:
    From workforce shortages and documentation demands to operational efficiency.
  • The potential of digitalization and AI:
    How digital assistants and AI-supported systems can reduce administrative burden and create more time for quality care.

Join the Summit and access the European Trend Study results

Your speaker

Dieter Weißhaar, CEO

Dieter Weißhaar is CEO of myneva Group, a leading European software provider for social care. Drawing on 30+ years in tech leadership, he's driving digital transformation to ease staff shortages and bureaucracy — freeing care professionals to focus on what matters: people.

Antonio Del Negro, Chief Product Officer

Antonio Del Negro is Chief Product Officer of myneva Group, bringing 25 years in senior enterprise software leadership to social care. From product and engineering, he drives myneva's European platform, putting AI to work where it reduces real workload.

Daniela Kahl

As Head of Product Management Elderly Care at myneva, Daniela Kahl brings 25 years of experience in care documentation and leadership. She is responsible for the strategy of seven European products, leads product teams, and translates customer needs into practical solutions.

Soeren-Goehler

Sören Göhler founded CareMates three years ago to realize the potential of AI in the field of elderly care - an area where an aging society is facing a high shortage of skilled workers. Prior to this, he spent 10 years building and managing an IT and innovation consultancy with >150 employees.

Dylan-Hayward

Dylan Hayward is Co-Founder and Managing Director of CareMates, acquired by the myneva Group in 2025. Alongside CareMates, he is responsible for the product transformation of myneva.core, combining his expertise in human-centered design with his passion for building products with a positive impact.

Björn Boenig

Björn Boenig is the Product Owner for myneva.heimbas and myneva.mis in the field of elderly care. Having worked in the healthcare sector since 2011, he drives the development of modern solutions for elderly care with his experience, practical expertise and clear vision.

Niko M

Niko Markantonatos is Product Owner for Youth Welfare and Disability Support at myneva. He combines social care expertise with AI-driven product innovation to create the next generation of digital care solutions for social service providers.

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Kim-Oliver Mächler is Manager Consulting for the Swing Team in Germany and Switzerland. With a degree in business informatics, a technical background, and healthcare experience, he is passionate about AI, boosting efficiency, and turning emerging technologies into practical, future-ready solutions.

Dennis Willenborg

Dennis Willenborg is the Product Owner for the home care division at myneva. With over 10 years’ experience in support and customer service, as well as in leading development teams, he translates customer insights into practical product solutions.

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Alexander Linhart is Country Leader Austria at myneva. With 20+ years of leadership in digital transformation, he is passionate about using AI and software solutions to give caregivers more time for what matters most: caring for people.

Dominique Rolli_headshot-new

Dominique Rolli is Key Account Manager at myneva Switzerland, responsible for the Swiss customer base and sales across home care, residential care and youth welfare. With 15 years in FinTech and healthcare software, he brings practical Swiss market insights and the customer voice from the frontline.

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Gregor Perdacher is Senior Engineering Manager and Interim Product Owner for myneva.mocca at myneva. Drawing on 20+ years in engineering, product management and as former COO of MOCCA, he's passionate about software that frees care professionals to focus on the people they support.

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Birgit Unger-Hrdlicka is Product Owner for myneva.carecenter, bringing over 20 years of experience in software solutions for elderly and disability care. Passionate about creating technology that supports care professionals and improves everyday care delivery.

Annet ten Pas, Country Leader benelux

Annet ten Pas is Managing Director of myneva Benelux. She is passionate about bringing people, technology and care together. She combines a strong customer perspective with a pragmatic leadership style, focused on turning innovation into meaningful impact for care organisations and their clients.

Mika Sipilä, Country Leader Finland

Mika Sipilä is Managing Director of myneva Finland.

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As Head of Sales at myneva Benelux, Laura van de Molengraft combines 18 years of experience at myneva with a background in social care, bringing deep industry insight and a customer-driven approach to building strong partnerships and driving sustainable growth.

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Anders Rengefors is a Senior Consultant at myneva Benelux with 40+ years of international leadership in software innovation and business development. Over the past decade, he has specialized in delivering business intelligence solutions that enable data-driven care.

Tibau De Clerck

Tibau De Clerck, software consultant and trained nurse with extensive experience in healthcare IT, specialising in reporting, workflow design and digital care solutions. Combines clinical insight and technical expertise to turn complex care processes into practical software.

Sven De Kock

Sven De Kock, Product Owner at myneva Benelux with 7 years of experience making software for Belgian residential elderly care. Combines a software development background and care sector insight to build software that supports the way care teams actually work.

Maija Pyykönen

Maija Pyykönen is the Product Owner for myneva.hilkka and myneva.nappula. She is passionate about building practical, user-friendly solutions by bringing together customer insights, business goals, and product development.

Jaroslav Tuma

Jaroslav Tuma is a Sales Representative at CareMates (myneva.caremates), helping social care providers replace complex intake processes with smart digital solutions, saving time, accelerating growth, and creating more space for better care.

Agenda at a glance 

 

Both sessions cover the same core themes, with speakers and discussions tailored to their respective audiences.
Choose the session that fits your preferred language. The English-language session can be simultaneously translated.
 After registering, you can decide flexibly which parts of the programme you would like to attend. 

 

Morning Session

23 September 2026 | 09:00–13:00 CET
BE, FI, NL, SWE | English

  • 09:00 - 09:30: Welcome & Vision - The Time Crisis in Care: Why Digital Assistants Matter Now
    Workforce shortages, rising demand and the future of care delivery
  • 09:30 - 10:00: Keynote - The State of Social Care 2026: What Europe's Workforce Is Telling Us
    Insights from the Trend Study Care & Social Affairs 2026
  • 10:00 - 10:25: The Digital Assistant: How AI Creates Time for Care
    Reducing administrative burden while keeping people at the center
  • 10:25 - 10:35: Break
  • 10:35 - 11:05: Panel Discussion - From Bottlenecks to Perspectives: Redesigning Care for the Next Decade
    How technology, people and processes can create meaningful relief
  • 11:05 - 11:15: Break
  • 11:15 - 11:45: Country-specific Sessions - What Matters Most in Belgium, Finland, Netherlands & Sweden? 
    Turning Insights Into Action
  • 11:45 - 12:30: Sector-specific Sessions - Designing the Future of Care in Your Sector
    Insights into the myneva Platform and our solutions for digital transformation
  • 12:30 - 12:45: Closing - Giving Time Back: The Next Chapter for Care
    From insights to action

  • 12:45 - 13:00: Networking / Q&A

Afternoon Session

14:00–18:00 CET
DACH | German

  • 14:00 - 14:30: Willkommen & Vision - Die Zukunft der Pflege & des Sozialwesens beginnt: Warum digitale Assistenz jetzt entscheidend ist
    Fachkräftemangel, steigende Nachfrage und neue Wege der Unterstützung
  • 14:30 - 15:00: Keynote - Sozialwesen 2026: Was uns Europas Fachkräfte sagen
    Erkenntnisse aus der europäischen Trendstudie für Pflege und Sozialwesen
  • 15:00 - 15:25: Der digitale Assistent: Wie KI Zeit für Versorgung schafft
    Weniger Verwaltung, mehr Zeit für Menschen
  • 15:25 - 15:35: Pause
  • 15:35 - 16:05: Paneldiskussion - Von Engpässen zu Perspektiven: Wie wir die Pflege & das Sozialwesen neu gestalten
    Technologie, Menschen und Prozesse gemeinsam denken
  • 16:05 - 16:15: Pause
  • 16:15 - 16:45: Länderspezifische Session - Was bewegt Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz?
    Erkenntnisse in Handeln übersetzen
  • 16:45 - 17:30: Sektorspezifische Session - Gemeinsam die Zukunft von Pflege & Sozialwesen gestalten
    Einblick in die myneva Plattform und unsere Lösungen für die digitale Transformation
  • 17:30 - 17:45: Abschluss - Zeit für das Wesentliche: Das nächste Kapitel beginnt heute
    Von Erkenntnissen zu Veränderung

  • 17:45 - 18:00: Networking / offene Fragerunde

Join the European Care Summit 2026 

Register for free to join a half-day of exclusive insights, expert discussions and interactive sessions on the future of care. Choose the session that fits your preferred language and be among the first to access the European Trend Study. 

Benefits

  • ✓Free participation
  • ✓Fully virtual event
  • ✓Expert keynotes and panel discussions
  • ✓Interactive market & sector breakouts
  • ✓Exclusive first access to the European Trend Study

The future of care starts with more time for quality care.

The future of care depends on how effectively organizations support professionals, reduce administrative burden and create more time for quality care.
Join the Summit to explore the insights, ideas and actions shaping what comes next.